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• Bitcoin Options Flash $80K Max Pain as Wall Street Loads Up August 5, 2026
  Bitcoin traders have quietly stacked more than $41 billion into futures contracts, while the options market is flashing price targets thousands of dollars above where bitcoin actually trades. At $64,711 on Aug. 5, spot bitcoin looks almost cheap compared with the bets piling up across the derivatives market. Binance Dominates the Futures Battlefield Binance controls […]
  Jamie Redman
• Bitcoin Holds $64K as Polymarket Cuts CLARITY Odds to 15% August 5, 2026
  Bitcoin held firmly above $64,000 despite intraday swings between $63,900 and $64,706. The modest price gains triggered heavy losses for short sellers, driving $148 million in short liquidations out of $216 million across the total crypto market. Intra-Day Price Volatility and Resistance On Wednesday, bitcoin stubbornly anchored itself above the $64,000 baseline, though broader bullish […]
  Terence Zimwara
• BTC Hits $64,360, but Bitfinex Warns of Downside Risks August 4, 2026
  Bitcoin posted a 0.8% gain, trading between $63,300 and a session high of $64,360, while holding support above $63,500 and keeping market cap at $1.29 trillion. A sudden rally triggered a heavy short squeeze, wiping out $35 million in short positions. Bitcoin Defends $63,500 Support Bitcoin oscillated between $63,300 and $64,300 on Tuesday amid reports […]
  Terence Zimwara
• ZEC Just Surged Past $490 — Here Is What’s Driving the Rally August 3, 2026
  On Monday afternoon, Zcash surged nearly 5% to reach a session high near $494, reclaiming an $8 billion market capitalization and solidifying its position as the top privacy coin. Privacy as Crypto’s ‘Last Frontier’ On the afternoon of Aug.3, the privacy coin Zcash (ZEC) jumped nearly 5% after gaining more than $20 during a six-hour […]
  Terence Zimwara
• BTC Pushes Toward $64K as CLARITY Act Odds Slide to 27% August 3, 2026
  Bitcoin recovered from an intraday low of $62,216 to reach nearly $64,000, eventually settling between $63,680 to $63,929. Initial price declines were triggered by Strategy completing its sale of 1,638 bitcoins to fund preferred dividend payments and stock repurchases. Strategy Liquidation Weighs on Early Sentiment Bitcoin nearly tapped $64,000 on Monday as the cryptocurrency looked […]
  Terence Zimwara